FARGO electronic Quatro ID Card Printer manual Dither Mode, Fast 32-bit Spooler

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generating a darker print. This slide only affects those images printed with dye-sublimation ribbon panels (YMCB). As a result, this slide will not appear if printing with a resin-only ribbon.

To control the amount of heat the printer uses when printing with the resin black panel of a full-color ribbon or when printing with a resin-only ribbon, adjust the Resin Heat slide. Moving the slide to the left causes less heat to be used in the printing process, causing resin images to be lighter or less saturated. Moving the slide to the right causes more heat to be used, causing resin images to be darker or more saturated. This control can be helpful for fine tuning the saturation of resin text and bar codes.

When the Algebraic color matching option is selected, all control options will display and can be adjusted. When the None or FargoColor option is selected, only the Dye-Sub Intensity and Resin Heat sliders will display.

Dither Mode

This option only effects objects printed with a monochrome resin ribbon type. Click on the Dither Mode down arrow and select the appropriate dither method according to the type of image you are printing.

Fast 32-bit Spooler

Select this option for consistently faster print processing. This option is only selectable if operating under Windows 95/98 and if the included 32-Bit Print Spooler software has been installed. When selected, this option allows the printer driver to send all print jobs to QuatroÕs 32-Bit Print Spooler rather than to the

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Contents Quatro ID Card Printer UserÕs Manual Printing History Table of Contents Appendix a Magnetic Stripe Encoding Module Thank YOU Getting StartedChoosing a Good Location II. about Moisture CondensationIII. Unpacking and Inspection Applying Power Powering Up the PrinterPower Input Port II. Identifying the Printer Features About Ribbons Ribbons and CardsII. Loading Ribbon Into the Printer Release Tab Printhead Assembly Take-up Ribbon Supply Ribbon Drive Hubs Ribbon Sensor IV. Loading Cards Into the Printer III. about CardsCard Stack Card Input Tray Printing a Self Test Connecting the Printer to Your Computer Using the Quatro ID Card PrinterWindows 95/98 or Windows NT II. Installing the Windows Printer DriverWindows Panel III. Installing the 32-BIT Print Spooler for Windows 95/98Using the Quatro ID Card Printer IV. Setting UP the Windows Printer Driver Windows NT Windows 95/98Card Size Controls Color MatchingFast 32-bit Spooler Dither ModePanel Graphics Magnetics Mag Encode OnlyNo Margins Rear of Printer PositionRotate Ribbon TypeWrite Direct to Port Printing a Card Supplies Required MaintenanceII. Standard Printhead Cleaning IV. Cleaning the PRINTER’S Case III. Expanded Printhead CleaningVI. Clearing a Card JAM Cleaning the Inside of the PrinterVII. Clearing a Ribbon JAM VIII. Cleaning the Card Feed RollersInsert this end first Sticky Side Up Maintaining the Cleaning Rollers IX. Cleaning the Drive RollerMaintenance Printer doesn’t work at all TroubleshootingOn-line LED light is flashing ’m having problems printing from Windows 95/98 On/cancel LED light is flashingRibbon doesn’t seem to wind or print properly Ribbon has torn or even broken Card or ribbon is jammedMy prints have blotches small voids in them My prints have streaks in themCard won’t feed and the on-line LED starts blinking Photos on my ID cards look very pixelatedPrinting gets cut off or is not centered on the card Two or more cards feed at the same timePrinting Area Technical SpecificationsMagnectic Track Options Encoding Mode / Magnetic Track SelectionEncoded Bit Density Magnetic Track OptionsCharacter Data Size LRC Generation ModeCharacter Ascii Offset Character Data ParityIII. Sending Track Information II. Track Locations~1%JULIE ANDERSON623-85-1253? Introduction Appendix B Interfacing InformationII. CENTRONICS-TYPE Parallel Interface Drive roller IndexRibbon type Page